Examining language switching in bilinguals: The role of preparation time

Much research on language control in bilinguals has relied on the interpretation of the costs of switching between two languages. Of the two types of costs that are linked to language control, switching costs are assumed to be transient in nature and modulated by trial-specific manipulations (e.g.,...

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Published inBilingualism (Cambridge, England) Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 415 - 424
Main Authors MOSCA, MICHELA, CLAHSEN, HARALD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2016
Subjects
Bilingualism
Code switching
Language
Language processing
Language Proficiency
Multilingualism
Research Notes
Semantics
Studies
Germany
switching costs
mixing costs
preparation time
Bilingual language switching
picture naming
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Summary:Much research on language control in bilinguals has relied on the interpretation of the costs of switching between two languages. Of the two types of costs that are linked to language control, switching costs are assumed to be transient in nature and modulated by trial-specific manipulations (e.g., by preparation time), while mixing costs are supposed to be more stable and less affected by trial-specific manipulations. The present study investigated the effect of preparation time on switching and mixing costs, revealing that both types of costs can be influenced by trial-specific manipulations.
ISSN:1366-7289
1469-1841
DOI:10.1017/S1366728915000693